GS-11 Pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

$77,358 โ€“ $100,560 per year • 21.26% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,037 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-11 Salary Summary โ€” Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $77,358/yr $2,975 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $87,670/yr $3,372 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $100,560/yr $3,868 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.26% +$15,371 at Step 5

Complete GS-11 Pay Table โ€” Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $77,358 $6,447 $2,975 $37.07 $63,795 +$13,563
Step 2 $79,936 $6,661 $3,074 $38.30 $65,921 +$14,015
Step 3 $82,514 $6,876 $3,174 $39.54 $68,047 +$14,467
Step 4 $85,092 $7,091 $3,273 $40.77 $70,173 +$14,919
Step 5 $87,670 $7,306 $3,372 $42.01 $72,299 +$15,371
Step 6 $90,248 $7,521 $3,471 $43.24 $74,425 +$15,823
Step 7 $92,826 $7,736 $3,570 $44.48 $76,551 +$16,275
Step 8 $95,404 $7,950 $3,669 $45.71 $78,677 +$16,727
Step 9 $97,982 $8,165 $3,769 $46.95 $80,803 +$17,179
Step 10 $100,560 $8,380 $3,868 $48.18 $82,929 +$17,631

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How does GS-11 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-10
$79,616
GS-11
$87,670
GS-12
$105,083

Promotion from GS-10 to GS-11 at Step 5 in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ is a raise of $8,054 per year.

GS-11 Federal Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Federal employees at GS-11 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ locality area earn between $77,358 and $100,560 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.26% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-11 base pay of $63,795 to $82,929.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-11 employee here earns $3,037 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-11 Step 1 in this area is $2,975, or approximately $37.07 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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